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7 Delicious Recipes for Your Leftover Juice Pulp

Juicing is wonderful for your health. It’s one of the best ways to add a huge boost of vitamins and nutrients to yourdiet with very little effort. That being said, juicing can also seem a bit wasteful – especially if you’re an avid juicer.

After drinking a glass of freshly made juice, you notice all of the pulp that is left behind. If you don’t add this pulp toyour juices, then you probably just throw it out (unless you’re juicing for pets!). But it doesn’t have to be that way.Although you might’ve read that there is little-to-no-value in juice pulp that comes out of a cold-pressed juicer, Ihave to disagree. The leftover juicer pulp can be used as a healthy substitute for a variety of foods we regularlyeat.

Curious to know more? Here are 7 easy recipes that will take your pulp to the next level.

Delicious Juice Pulp Recipes #1. Fruit LeatherFruit leather is a wonderful use for your juicer pulp. Its super easy to make, tastes great, and is fun for both youand your kids to eat. Plus, buying all natural fruit leathers at the store can get really expensive really quickly.

Instead of spending beaucoup bucks at the grocery store, try simply spreading your juicer pulp out evenly on abaking sheet. Sprinkle with any type of spices if you wish, then bake at 150 degrees Fahrenheit for 3-4 hours, oruntil the fruit leather is completely dried and pliable. Cut the finished product into strips and enjoy!

Delicious Juice Pulp Recipes #2. CrackersIf you’ve juiced both veggies and fruits together, then your juicer pulp may be a little dry and tasteless. This type ofpulp is absolutely perfect, especially if you’re trying to eliminate white flour from your diet. You can easilysubstitute this type of juice pulp to make crackers. The final product will be grain free, low calorie and full ofnutrients. Simply follow this recipe:

3 cups Pulp

1/2 cup Flax Meal

1/2 cup Almond Flour

1 cup Water

Go ahead and stir all of the ingredients together then spread the mixture evenly on a baking sheet. Bake at 350degrees Fahrenheit for 40 minutes. Cut the crackers apart and enjoy!

Delicious Juice Pulp Recipes #3. Carrot SoupThis carrot soup recipe is perfect for the copious amounts of carrot pulp that every avid juicer seems to produce.Simply mix your carrot juice pulp with a few common ingredients and you can make delicious and nutritious carrotsoup. Its perfect cold during summer months or hot during the chilly winter months.

5 cups Carrot Pulp

1 tablespoon Coconut Oil

1 teaspoon Salt

1 teaspoon Black Pepper

1/2 teaspoon Ground Coriander

3 cups Water

Blend all of the ingredients together and bring the soup to a boil over medium heat. Reduce to a simmer thenserve.

Delicious Juice Pulp Recipes #4. SmoothiesThe simplest way to use your juicing pulp is to blend it into smoothies for extra fiber and nutrients. Add 1/2 cup ofyour leftover pulp to any of your favorite smoothies to add extra fiber, texture, nutrients and antioxidants. For anadded boost of nutrients, utilize veggie pulp in fruit smoothies so that you and your family can get a myriad ofnutrients in your drinks.

Delicious Juice Pulp Recipes #5. Zucchini MuffinsMuffins are a wonderful way to reuse your pulp. Juicer pulp will add moisture and texture to muffins while alsogiving them an extra boost of nutrition. Try out this recipe for zucchini muffins and you won’t be disappointed.

2 cups Flour

1/2 cup Applesauce

1/4 cup Wheat Bran

1/4 cup Flax Meal

1/2 teaspoon Salt

1/2 teaspoon Baking Soda

2 tablespoon Raw Honey or Maple Syrup

2 Eggs

1 Medium Zucchini, shredded

1/4 cup Coconut Oil

1 teaspoon Vanilla

1/2 cup Vegetable Juice Pulp

To make this wonderful recipe, mix all of the dry ingredients in one bowl and all of the wet ingredients in anotherbowl. Combine the wet and dry ingredients slowly until they are all incorporated then pour the batter into muffintins. Bake for 15 minutes at 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

Delicious Juice Pulp Recipes #6. Vegetable BrothVegetable broth is super versatile. It can be used in soups, rices, casseroles and even noodle dishes. Since it isso versatile, many people buy broth in bulk at their grocery stores. However, super market broths are often ladenwith sodium and could contain oils and other unsavory ingredients. Fortunately, vegetable broth is super easy tomake and if you have extra veggie pulp then you already have one of the ingredients for the broth.

2 cups Vegetable Pulp

8 cups Water

2 cloves Garlic, minced

1 stalk Celery, chopped

2 teaspoon Pepper

2 teaspoon Salt

Bring all of the ingredients to a boil, then cover and simmer for 2 hours. Strain the broth through a colander, thenstore in air tight containers in your refrigerator or freezer.

Delicious Juice Pulp Recipes #7. Veggie MeatballsMeatballs are usually a fan favorite among many people. However, they are super greasy, and not very nutritious.The next time you make spaghetti, why not try these veggie meatballs instead? They are full of nutrients, fiber andtaste great!

1/2 Red Pepper, diced

1 Zucchini, shredded

2 cloves Garlic, minced

1 tablespoon Parsley

3/4 tablespoon Italian Seasoning

2 cups Veggie Pulp

Sauté the veggies over medium heat until they are soft. Next, mix the veggie pulp with the sautéed vegetablesand the remaining ingredients and form the dough into balls. Bake the veggie balls for 15 minutes at 350 degreesFahrenheit.

Next time you find yourself with more leftover juice pulp than you know what to do with – give the above juice pulprecipes a try

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